26 May
2005
26 May
'05
12:26 p.m.
Most people give IBM credit for the Sept 1956 creation of the RAMAC as the
first hard drive but is that true?
26 May
26 May
2:58 p.m.
jrkeys wrote:
Most people give IBM credit for the Sept 1956 creation
of the RAMAC as the
first hard drive but is that true?
No, RAMAC was really based on hardware salvaged from the Roswell crash.
IBM worked with the USAF for nine years to figure out how it worked and
how to manufacture a similar device.
Eric
4:25 p.m.
On Thu, 2005-05-26 at 11:58 -0700, Eric Smith wrote:
jrkeys wrote:
... and they could have done it in a few months if the darn aliens had
been using FutureKeep :-)
Most people give IBM credit for the Sept 1956
creation of the RAMAC as the
first hard drive but is that true?
No, RAMAC was really based on hardware salvaged from the Roswell crash.
IBM worked with the USAF for nine years to figure out how it worked and
how to manufacture a similar device.
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